This Week in Energy News for March 15, 2013

This week in Jetson Green Energy News, London might build a bicycle super-highway, KLM is flying planes with biofuel from old cooking oil, Australia might be reaching solar power saturation, U.S. green car sales are on the rise, Guatamala might get pay-as-you-go solar power, and we have new upcoming green events.

London Mayor Proposes £913 Million Cycling Infrastructure Plan

Mayor Boris Johnson wants to create a an unbroken network of bicycle routes and make London a “world-class cycling city,” saying, “The Westway, the ultimate symbol of how the urban motorway tore up our cities, will become the ultimate symbol of how we are claiming central London for the bike.”

Will Australia Reach Solar Power Saturation?

A forecast prepared by Sunwiz and Solar Business Services estimates that the Australian solar PV market could grow to 10GW by 2017, leading some to believe that the market is becoming saturated.

KLM to Fuel Tranatlantic Flights with Biofuel

Dutch airline KLM will soon be offering weekly transatlantic flights that are powered by old-cooking-oil-derived biofuels, expanding on its current offerings for travel between New York and Amsterdam.

U.S. EPA Ranks Cities with Energy Star Buildings

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its list of metropolitan areas with the most Energy Star-certified commercial buildings, ranking Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, New York, and Atlanta in the top five and an increase of 24 percent in certified projects.

Solar Potential is Greater Than Petroleum Productivity in Libya

Research suggests that Libya has a significant, untapped potential for solar and wind power because of its land availability and high levels of daily solar radiation and could become clean-energy independent.